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True to the mantra, “Money is the only wealth,” Premier Brad Wall announced his plan to pass into law his new definition of privatization as selling 50 per cent plus one share (or more) of a Crown corporation. This dastardly flip-flop is a bare-faced betrayal of his election promise.

When economic times were good, Mr. “I Don’t Want to be Prime Minister” Wall squandered Saskatchewan’s wealth like a drunken sailor on his darling right-wing friends and allies. Now that the economy has slowed, he slashes programs for the poor and disabled. What a hero.

His latest move in economic stewardship — to consider selling 49.9 per cent of Crown corporations and say it technically isn’t privatization — stinks to high heaven. Former premier Grant Devine must be thinking, “Gee, I wish I’d thought of that.”

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Wall should resign his government and let the people decide the fate of the Crowns. Failing that, he should resign as premier and run for leadership of the federal Conservative party. At least that way we will be saved from having to put up with four more years of his delusional Reagan/Bush economic policies.

Gordon Robert Dumont, Saskatoon

Open voting to all

I was made aware this civic election that someone is only eligible to vote for a separate school board trustee if you “are of the faith minority that established the separate school division ((Catholic, in Saskatoon).” Specifically, you must recognize the pope as the leader of your church.

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Additionally, if you are not a member of that faith, you cannot vote in the Catholic school board election even if your children are enrolled in that school division. Furthermore, you are only eligible to vote for one school board.

This is ludicrous. As one of few jurisdictions that have a publicly funded Catholic school division, the taxpayers who pay the bills for that school board should be entitled to have a say in its leadership.

Our school boards are entrusted with ensuring that our citizens are well educated and ready to participate in our society. It is one of the most important — if not the most important — public service that we offer. To have the election of trustees closed off to a religious minority is a major breach of accountability, transparency, and the separations of church and state.

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If the Catholic school system wants to continue receiving public funds to achieve its goals, it should be open to the scrutiny of the public that pays its bills.

Matt Wolsfeld, Saskatoon

Making America grate

The Donald’s remarks on women have roused me from trying to stay out of another country’s politics.

The alarming part — or maybe Americans don’t see it — is this latest threat from Donald Trump not to concede defeat if he loses. Does his threat sound familiar? Not in a democracy, surely to God?

Was he not just bragging in the debates about the military generals backing him? How about police officers in America? It will be messy and people may die, but when you’re convinced there is a conspiracy against you … well what recourse do you have? Maybe even Russia could intervene on his behalf?

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The whole free world is watching this debacle that’s ripping the heart out of what was once a great nation.

Here in Canada, with a health-care system that Trump says is a disaster, we invite friends and family over for debate night and wait for the anticipated, unbelievable trash talk to commence. The spectacle doesn’t disappoint.

I am curious about how the outcome of the election will affect America. Whichever way it turns out, I don’t think there is a hope that anything will make America great again. At the rate Trump is trashing everyone and countries he doesn’t like, this once great nation just might need a wall to protect itself.

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